ABOUT US

The Urban Natures Lab aims to bring more nature into everyone's lives. We conduct community- and practice-engaged research on urban systems using a social-ecological lens. Our research is focused on environmental justice and planning for resilience using nature-based solutions. We are on the lookout for new and inclusive approaches to doing research and creating liveable cities. Along the way, we're actively creating a fresh academic culture: one that is non-hierarchical, inclusive, collaborative and welcoming of diverse worldviews.

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Lab Principles

  • Practice research in an ethical, transparent, collaborative, and accountable way
  • Support each other, lending our strengths and asking for help as needed
  • Share resources, ideas, advice, and contacts
  • Engage with and support communities and practitioners outside of academia
  • Challenge our research paradigm and interrogate our worldviews
  • Co-create a flexible and fun research environment

Lab Principles

  • Practice research in an ethical, transparent, collaborative, and accountable way
  • Support each other, lending our strengths and asking for help as needed
  • Share resources, ideas, advice, and contacts
  • Engage with and support communities and practitioners outside of academia
  • Challenge our research paradigm and interrogate our worldviews
  • Co-create a flexible and fun research environment

Lab Mentorship Principles

  1. Tailor mentorship to individuals' needs
  2. Foster community and help make connections within and outside of the lab
  3. Encourage focus and help remove impediments
  4. Fan the flames of enthusiasm
  5. Support taking risks while remaining accountable
  6. Model persistence and a healthy work-life balance
  7. Help demystify the academic process and culture

Adapted from Robert Lefkowitz, The Art of Scholarly Mentoring

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